Given that D&D Next is still a little ways off, and that its module regarding epic-level game-play is likely a bit further than that, it’s worthwhile to look back at the history of the game and seeing how each version of it dealt with the concept of going beyond the upper limits.
As a matter of fact, my initial like or dislike for a new game is based upon how well you teach it to me…
I had (many years ago) stumbled upon a surprisingly excellent hacker game called Spybotics: The Nightfall Incident. So I thought I’d share it with you in case you missed this gem…
The issue of independent spell research is one of the stickier wickets of most D&D/Pathfinder games…
One of the major compromises that all role-playing games make is that at some point the rules will have to sacrifice some degree of specificity in favor of playability. No game, after all, can model reality down to the most minute detail…
The choice of clan in VtM: Bloodlines is actually fairly important. In fact, it’s the entire reason I recommend playing through the game at least twice…
It wasn’t too surprising that, by the time Third Edition D&D rolled around, morale had been left by the wayside. And that’s a shame…
So I’ve recently begun playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. Is this MMO strong enough of a storytelling engine to hold my interest? Let’s find out…
It can be hard to come up with new ways to describe common play elements over and over, and that’s one of the reasons why the Urban Dressing line exists…
Ever run into the issue of what’s real in a game-world, what should be real, and what shouldn’t?